African Freedom Project

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Rebecca Ohene-Asah

Accra,
Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Twi

African Word

Fahodie

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Waale

African Word

soimina

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: Twi, Waale

Ruth Murambadoro

Buhera,
Zimbabwe

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Shona

African Word

kugarika

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Shona

African Word

kusununguka

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Shona

African Word

rugare

English Translation

(verb) to be at peace; at ease

African Language

Shona

African Word

rusununguko

English Translation

(noun) the end of conflict; liberation

Languages: Shona

What freedom means to me: the meaning of freedom is contextual in shona

Tejumola Olaniyan

Ife,
Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Yoruba

African Word

ominira

English Translation

(noun) freedom

Languages: Asante-Twi, Yoruba

Thiat (Cyrille Touré)

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

ay yelleef

English Translation

rights and obligations

African Language

Wolof

African Word

moom sa bopp

English Translation

own yourself

Languages: Wolof

Usman Turey

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Moom sa bopp

English Translation

to own yourself]

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Moom sa réew Aar sunu moomeel

English Translation

phrases for political freedom

Languages: Wolof

Vincent Sango

Abengoua,
Ivory Coast

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Ashanti

African Word

fawundier

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Ashanti

African Word

gnain fawundier

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Sefui

African Word

awonto

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Sefui

African Word

monye awautô

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: Ashanti, English, French, Sefui

What freedom means to me: freedom is the ability to use our ideas to develop our country

Xuman (Makhtar Fall)

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Moom sa bopp

English Translation

to own yourself

African Language

Wolof

African Word

tinkéeku

English Translation

to detach oneself

African Language

Akan

African Word

English Translation

free oneself from constraint

Languages: Wolof

Zandile Nkabinde

Zululand,
South Africa

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Xhosa

African Word

inkuhuleko

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Xhosa

African Word

khululeka

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Zulu

African Word

inkululeko

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Zulu

African Word

ukukhululeka

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: Xhosa, Zulu

What freedom means to me: freedom is associated with access to opportunities; absence of discrimation; justice; freedom of movement